Führer General Headquarters

The Führer ( German : Führerhauptquartiere ), abbreviated FHQ , is the common name of official headquarters used by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and several German commanders and officials from throughout Europe during World War II . 1 Perhaps the best known is the seat of Führerbunker of Berlin , where Hitler committed suicide on 30 of April of 1945 .

Other notable headquarters are Wolfsschanze ( Wolf ‘s Lair ) in East Prussia , where he failed the conspiracy led by Claus von Stauffenberg to assassinate Hitler on 20 of July of 1944 , and the private home of Hitler, the Berghof in Obersalzberg , near Berchtesgaden , where he frequently met with prominent national and foreign officials.

Location of the General Barracks

The Kehlsteinhaus (“Eagle’s Nest”) (above) and the tunnel entrance to the elevator that goes up to it. It was associated with the Berghof which became part of the Obersalzberg military complex near Berchtesgaden . Photograph of 1945.